WESTMORELAND — A Westmoreland man was charged with driving while intoxicated following a single vehicle accident late Thursday night, the Oneida County Sheriff's Office reports.

Around 10:08 p.m., deputies responded to Stop Seven Road in Westmoreland to investigate a report of a vehicle accident with unknown injuries.

When deputies first arrived on scene the driver had fled the area but was located a short time later and identified as 25-year-old Jack E. Jackson.

Deputies allege Jackson was driving his 2016 Dodge Ram south on Stop Seven Road when he failed to keep right and left the eastern shoulder of the roadway and his vehicle struck a utility pole, a mailbox, and then a fire hydrant before coming to rest.

Jackson was transported to the St. Elizabeth's campus of the Mohawk Valley Health System for an evaluation.

He is scheduled to appear at the Town of Westmoreland Court at a later date to answer the driving while intoxicated charge and traffic violations.

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